The past is a fog on our minds. The future? A complete dream. We can’t neither guess the future, neither change the past.
SHAMS TABRIZIThe past is a fog on our minds. The future? A complete dream. We can’t neither guess the future, neither change the past.
SHAMS TABRIZIIf you look around, you can find a face of God in each thing, because He is not hidden in a church, in a mosque, or a synagogue, but everywhere. As there is no one who lives after seeing him, there is also no one dying after seeing him. Who finds Him, stays forever with him.
SHAMS TABRIZIWherever you go, east, west, north or south, think of it as a journey into yourself! The one who travels into itself travels the world.
SHAMS TABRIZIWhile the parts change, the whole always remains the same. For every thief who departs this world, a new one is born. And every decent person who passes away is replaced by a new one. In this way not only does nothing remain the same but also nothing ever really changes.
SHAMS TABRIZIMost of conflicts and tensions are due to language. Don’t pay so much attention to the words. In love’s country, language doesn’t have its place. Love’s mute.
SHAMS TABRIZIThe universe is a complete unique entity. Everything and everyone is bound together with some invisible strings. Do not break anyone’s heart; do not look down on weaker than you. One’s sorrow at the other side of the world can make the entire world suffer; one’s happiness can make the entire world smile.
SHAMS TABRIZIThe life we live is just a colourful and deposit toy. Some of us take it so seriously and fight and cry for it. Some of us break and throw it. Either we give extreme importance, either not enough. Better to stay far from extremes.
SHAMS TABRIZIDon’t search for heaven and hell in the future. Both are now present. Whenever we manage to love without expectations, calculations, negotiations, we are indeed in heaven. Whenever we fight, hate, we are in hell.
SHAMS TABRIZIWhen a sincere woman begins to dance, the seven heavens, the earth, and all creatures begin to dance.
SHAMS TABRIZIThe words we use for the Creator are a reflect of ourselves. If we think of God as fear and shame, we are scared and have something to be ashamed of … But if we see love, compassion and kindness, it is because we possess these qualities.
SHAMS TABRIZIThere may be one fault in a man that conceals a thousand qualities, or one excellence that conceals a thousand faults. The little indicates much.
SHAMS TABRIZIYou have to live with the people in hypocrisy for them to stay happy with you.
SHAMS TABRIZIWhoever lives as he sees fit will not die as he sees fit.
SHAMS TABRIZIThe quest for Love changes us. There is no seeker among those who search for Love who has not matured on the way. The moment you start looking for Love, you start to change within and without.
SHAMS TABRIZIIntellect takes you to the door, but it doesn’t take you into the house.
SHAMS TABRIZIFor anew Self to be born, hardship is necessary. Just as clay needs to go through intense heat to become strong, Love can only be perfected in pain.
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